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Message:: [QUOTE="WashQuartJesse, post: 800124, member: 18323"]I've ran across several mint state 1983-P quarters that appear to have worn breasts, legs, wing tips and a generally weak portrait on the obverse on both raw and graded examples. I understand due to the "no mint set year" many of these raw coins are, in fact, sliders and not MS. The obverse for 1982 and 1983 was weakened somewhat by the mint, but what's going on with the reverses on these? Weak strikes? Some of this perceived wear is comparable to a VF 30 heavily circulated coin. Can anyone comment on this? Do the TPG's examine the reeded edges more closely when grading these 2 years to determine if they are MS? Comments appreciated. Here's a link to consider: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-P-PCGS-MS65-WASHINGTON-25c-NO-RESERVE-ID-V288_W0QQitemZ370327280700QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item563939dc3c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-P-PCGS-MS65-WASHINGTON-25c-NO-RESERVE-ID-V288_W0QQitemZ370327280700QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item563939dc3c" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-P-PCGS-MS65-WASHINGTON-25c-NO-RESERVE-ID-V288_W0QQitemZ370327280700QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item563939dc3c</a>[/QUOTE]